overblown

Example Sentences

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That sounds awfully dire and overblown, I know.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

I’ll admit it: I think our collective weeknight blender hatred is a bit overblown.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Worries about risks from AI-driven disruption are overblown, the note adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

He also argued that fears about private credit concerns in the banking sector are overblown.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Off to the side is the garden—a bit of an overblown name for it, since it’s mostly large, uneven rocks surrounded by pale-green shrubs, the color of eucalyptus.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed